Who was ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb?
The Prophet ﷺ said: 'If there were a prophet after me, it would be ʿUmar.' The man whose justice became legendary and whose conquests reshaped the ancient world.
10 passages from 6 books in the library
The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 6 books by Imam al-Ghazali — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
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"Umar then began to cry again, saying, by Allah, a night and a day of Abu Bakr are better than Umar and the family of Umar."
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"Now, regarding the story of Daba ibn Muhsin, it is narrated from Umar that they once had Abu Musa al-Ashari as a leader in Basra."
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"Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, began to cry and said, by Allah, you are more virtuous and rightly guided than him."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"The prohibition of proposing over another's proposal is agreed upon from the Hadith of Ibn Umar, which states that one should not propose to a woman if his brother has already proposed, unless the initial suitor leaves her or permits him."
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"Umar ibn Abdulaziz said, If truth aligns with desire, it is like the froth on the top of a stream, and it is not impossible for both self-interest and religious duty to be motivating together."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Anas continued, saying, We love the Messenger of God, Abu Bakr and Umar, but we do not act as they did, and we hope to be with them."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"He then asked do you know that the messenger of Allah was on Thabir in Mecca with Abu Bakr Umar and me and the mountain shook"
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"Recounted that during his final illness Umar would say Oh Allah ease my death for them even for just an hour of the day on"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz may Allah have mercy on him warned fear Allah and beware of jesting for it breeds enmity and may lead to"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"O Umar, all the signs of prophethood I recognized in the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,"
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